Seven-time and current CMA Female Vocalist of the Year nominee Kelsea Ballerini is teasing her upcoming EP ‘Mount Pleasant’ with the release of the reflective new song “I Sit In Parks,” available now via Black River Entertainment. Paired with a simple, contemplative video that finds Ballerini sitting alone on a park swing, the song captures a moment of pause as she weighs choices, sacrifices, and the personal cost of success. Continuing her tradition of emotional honesty, “I Sit In Parks” offers one of her most intimate self-assessments yet.
Built around a whisper-soft vocal, the song quietly examines longing and comparison as Ballerini watches everyday life unfold around her. “I sit in parks, it breaks my heart/’Cause I see just how far I am from the things that I want…,” she sings, confronting the tension between ambition and the lives her peers are now living. “I have always made records – whether songs, EPs or albums – to capture a moment in time,” Ballerini says. “Mount Pleasant is a collection of six songs I’ve written throughout the summer, marking a chapter of heavy self-examination, longing and stepping further into who I am as a 32-year-old woman.” The track continues a creative run defined by vulnerability, offering reflection without resolution and compassion without easy answers.